Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 3
Visio Data Tab
In this chapter, we'll see how Visio lets you bind your web drawings to real data.
To bind data to a data source in the Visio 2013 client, you use the options accessed by
clicking on the Data tab of the ribbon (Figure
3-1
). To enable all of the buttons that belong
to this tab, you should have at least one diagram open.
Figure 3-1.
Data tab in Visio 2013
Let's understand what each button does in turn.
Link Data to Shapes
Link Data to Shapes is one of the ways you can connect a data source to a shape. You get
a simple Data Selector wizard that connects to various supported data sources, as shown
in Figure
3-2
. You can create more than one data source using this option and use them to
connect data to the shapes.
